Tudor Times Food. The food available to the people in britain during the tudor period was far more limited than is available to modern people. There was no such thing as freezers or fridges in the tudor times.
There were no forks. Food could not be transported nor could it be frozen. The food available to the people in britain during the tudor period was far more limited than is available to modern people.
The poor would have eaten a herb flavored soup called pottage which would be served with bread.
The menu below shows what the wealthy would have eaten. Vegetables were considered to be the food of the poor and were not often eaten my rich tudors. The common vegetables used in the tudor period were onions and cabbages but nearer the end of the tudor period new foods were brought over from the americas such as tomatoes potatoes and peppers. Imported food knife.